Synopsis
Sure that his Grandpa Barnavelt's 1859 lucky piece is really a magical talisman in disguise, Lewis wears it around his neck and begins to be followed by a shadowy figure who seems to want nothing less than his life. Reissue.
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About the Author
John Anthony Bellairs (1938?1991) is an award-winning American author, perhaps best known for his fantasy novel The Face in the Frost. He is also the author of many gothic mystery novels for children and young adults, including The House with a Clock in its Walls (which received both the New York Times Outstanding Book of Award and the American Library Association Children's Books of International Interest Award), The Lamp from the Warlock’s Tomb (which won the Edgar Allen Poe Award), and The Specter from the Magician’s Museum (which won the New York Public Library "Best Books for the Teen Age" Award.
Synopsis
A painfully overweight sixth-grade boy receives a magic amulet which brings him luck, but also terrifying side effects.
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